May 7th, 1927.
THE SALEMITE
Page Three
Just What I Wanted for My Graduation Presant—
A JAR-PROOF WATCH
It will stand any kind of knocks or jars without fear of
hurting the movement. Will be glad to have you come in and
let us explain about his wonderful wateh.
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OFFICERS OF ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION ELECTED
Mart/ Audrey Stough, President for
Monday afternoon, May 2, the
Athletie Association held an import
ant meeting for the purpose of
electing the officers for the year
1927-’28. The following girls
were elected:
President: Mary Audrey Stough.
Vice-President: Dorothy Frazier.
Secretary: Janie Little.
Treasurer: Elizabeth Rondthaler.
The heads of sports for the fall
season were elected at the same time.
Head of Basket Ball—Anne Hair
ston.
Head of Volley Ball—Dorothy
Ragan.
Walking—Margaret
Chemistry Prof: “Name three ar
ticles containing starch.”
Student “Two cuffs and a col-
I caught glimpses of many vivid
mental pictures as I listened eagerly
to the rapid words of this bronze-
skinned South American, whose
dark, restless eyes hinted the col
orful life of which he told, ns—
smoking the while countless brown
r-igarettes.
So continuous a flow of swift, al
most unintelligible speech has a
bewildering effect upon the unac-:
customed listener. The words
seemed to reach my brain not until
several seconds after Pablo had
spoken tliem, and one image merged
into another and still another in
quick succession. He told us of
the silver-haired violin master ,in
the sunny city of Manchez; of the
doves and pigeons near the cool,
marble fountain in the great pub
lic square; of the gold, jeweled
bracelets that his beautiful danc
ing mother wore; of the warm moon-
liglit nights in his land of Chile, and
the glad gay songs they sang in
the streets.
Then he explained his being in
America; the flaming heat of the
furnace room; the hell of a stok
er’s life; the hours on the rolling
deck; the smell of the sea; the
green and white of the tossing
waves; the intense blue of the sky
above; the hot glare on the water.
Pie was restless, he said, and in the
country he could make much money.
To avoid some immigration tax-
unnecessary in his estimation—
Pablo, witli his clothes tied safely
to the top of his head, swam a swift
yellow river in which many mild
green alligators disported them
selves daily.
In Brooklyn he played a piano
\n a dance-hall where there was a
jovial rotund manager who sold
many gallons of good “tea” to the
numerous patrons (good fellows
who wore striped sweaters and
checked caps, and girls who wore
plaid skirts and huge red ear
rings) seated nightly in the pretty
painted chairs around the small yel
low-covered tables. They liked hia
music and he was well paid and hap
py for a while. But soon he was
ready to travel again.
What? Oh yes, he had a wife
he left. He had forgotten to write
to her though, so he really didn’t
know where she was. She had
j)robably sold his piano to buy the
big ivory comb from that Spanish
merchant and to get the fine clothes
she talked of so much.
—Lucille Hassel.
they tossed it on the rapidly grow
ing heap of sliucked corn, they
reached with the other hand for an
other ear. The girls were scarcely
less adroit than the boys, but soon
they began to talk in whispers to
each other. The women did not help
with the shucking but assisted tlie
hostess in the kitchen; for no light
refreshments were served on oc
casions like this but huge bowls of
stewed chicken, hot biscuits, home
made light bread, pies, cakes, pick
les and preserv’es of all kinds. The
odors of the stewing chickens be-
to drii't into the y-'rd, and th *
scene began to present something of
a festive appearance. The girls’
whispers were interspersed with
giggles, and occasionally there was
a half-smothered “guffaw^” from one
of the men. Badinage began to be
exclianged, the men twitting the
girls on the smallness of their corn
piles. Suddenly there was a burst
of laughter from the men, and at
tention was fixed on a red-cheeked
boy in overalls who was trium-
pliantly holding up an ear of corn
dotted with red grains. W'hen tlie
girls saw the red ear of corn it
occasioned a fresh burst of giggles
and nudges. The red-cheeked boy
hesitated and started to throw the
red ear with the others, but the
men began to ridicule him, and told
liim to claim his rights. It appears
that whoever finds an ear of corn
with red grains on it may claim the
riglit to kiss any girls he chooses.
Then the grains are counted and if
tliere is an even number the couple
will be married in half that many
years but if there is an uneven
will ever take place. The merri
ment increased and so did the num
ber of red ears found. Indeed, I
suspected that the same ear was
found more than once. An old
crooked man appeared with some
thing he called a home-made fiddle
under his arm, and then the corn
was shucked to the tunes of "Old
Black Bear Went Over the Moun
tain” and “Turkey in the Straw.”
—Margaret Spainhour.
A RURAL GATHERING—
The keen autumnal tang in the
air was dissipated by the fires built
near the huge, tumbling piles of
corn. The large arms of the fire
leaping up into the dark shadows
illuminated a scene that was
strange and fascinating to me, and
I drew back among the shadows to
watch it unobserved. It was a
country corn-shucking—one of the
favorite forms of diversion in this
section of the country for it was
a combination of play and work,
quite satisfactory to the tlirifty
Scotch and German settlers. At
first the scene was unnaturally sol
emn, everyone applying himself to
his work with zeal. For the most
part there was a strict separation of
sexes—the men working on one
pile and the girls at the other.
There was no exchange of badinage
and indeed no words of
greeting. New-comers arrived, and,
with merely a “howdy,” found
places around the corn piles. The
men worked with almost mechanical
perfection of motion. They placed
the ear of corn against the side of
the body and with one twisting mo
tion of the hand stripped it of its
shucks. Then while with one hand
Athletic Announcements
Come out for track! The twen
ty-third of May is almost here, and
those who do not take part in Field
Day activities will feel very much
left out. There will be relay races,
running and broad jumps, as w’ell
as discus, javelin, and baseball
throws. Everyone is urged to come
out to the practices.
There will be archery practice
every afternoon, except Saturday, at
A gymnasium exhibition will be
held on Friday, the thirteenth of
May. The classes of both Miss |
Torbert and Mr. Long have been i
working with a great deal of cnthus- j
iasm and the exhibition promises to
The swimming pool will be open
every morning at seven o’clock to
those who wish to take an early dip.
Practice for the Red Cross life-
saving has begun, and swimming in
structions will be given during the
morning periods to all who are in
terested.
Miss Torbert’s rhythmic class will
perform dances during the intermis
sions of the MacDowell Club pic
ture, on Saturday night. May 7.
Choose Delegates For
Blue Ridge
All organizations that are send
ing delegates, and all persons wish
ing to attend the Student Confer
ence at Blue Ridge, must hand in
the names to Sara Turlington be
fore May 13th. Any student who
is not immediately connected with
an organization may also attend.
In previous years Salem has been
represented at this annual confer
ence by a large number, and it is
hoped that the same interest and
enthusiasm will be shown again this
Meeting of Off-Campus
Student Government
At a meeting of the Off-Campus
vStudent Government Association on
Monday, May 2, Brownie Peacock
was elected secretary of the Asso
ciation to take the place of Elva
Lee Kenerly who was chosen in the
first elections, but found it necessary
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AUDITORIUM
THEATRE 1|1
Monday:—T uesday—^W ednesday
May 9th, lOth, 11th
We present Billie Dove, Ben Lyon, Alec B.
Frances and Montagu Love
—In—
“The Tender Hour”
Pulsing drama of Paris—Romance of the
Reckless Riveria—Charming Story
(With one of the screen’s foremost stars)
Thursday—Friday, May 12th - 13th.
BABE RUTH and ANNA Q. NILSSON
In a rollicking romance of the hall diamond
“BABE COMES HOME”
A First National Special, the First and only
picture Babe Ruth has appeared in to date
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SALEM GIRLS WELCOME.